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Landscape Painter's Essential Handbook: Paint 50 Beautiful Landscapes in Watercolor — 3 Comments

  1. 10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
    5.0 out of 5 stars
    Helpful Basics, December 27, 2008
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    D. R. Ransdell (Tucson, AZ United States) –

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    This review is from: The Landscape Painter’s Essential Handbook: How to Paint 50 Beautiful Landscapes in Watercolor (Paperback)

    I appreciate this book because it breaks everything down for the beginning watercolorist. The sample landscapes cover a wide range of types of vegetation, weather, and local. The vivid colors are especially striking. Because the steps are manageable, I’m less afraid to try them. In painting the key is often to simplify, and this book is helping me do that more effectively. There are very few of the samples that I don’t like well enough to try to paint myself.

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  2. 13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
    4.0 out of 5 stars
    watercolor landscapes, October 26, 2007
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    Janice C. Thielemann (Redding, ca) –
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    This book is helpful. He lists the colors used, but leaves out a lot of steps. The way he does the “final steps” would have helped me.

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  3. 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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    Great for Intermediates; Tough for beginners…, July 26, 2010
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    Anup Paldhe “Spartan” (SAN JOSE, CA, US) –
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    The first thing you would notice about the book is the unique size which is landscape-perfect. Although I bought a used copy,still its like-new. The first part of book illustrates the basics needed for the landscapes like perspectives, using quality probes such as brushes,papers etc.; which is really good for the person who is been quite familiar with watercolor medium and landscapes. I wouldn’t say this is ideal for the very beginners in watercolor. But, yes, definitely good bunch of information for the intermediates. Specially, I found some tricks-n-magics like water feathering and masking pretty interesting while trying them for the first time!
    The later part of the book focuses on the various natural scenarios like sandy seaside, riverbed, fields, puddles, sunset, snowy-rocky mountains, shallow water, falls, reflections of moonlight, buildings and lots of bridges with respective palette for the painting. The most impressive part according to me is- the work of reflections of objects and light in water is absolutely mind-boggling! Still I feel there should be atleast one painting explained throughout specially the ones with special techniques used in painting. Anyway I found author’s video tutorial online which could be greatly helpful.
    All in all, definitely a good find for the people who are really exploring the medium of watercolor. If you are able to discover few things on your own; then this book will be like wizard-stick to boost up your level of proficiency.

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